The router wars are heating up - TP-Link says "smear campaign" by Netgear painted it as US national security risk

Person in suit behind a court gavel and some old scales.

• TP-Link claims Netgear misrepresented a Microsoft report, harming its public reputation significantly
• Netgear CEO remarks allegedly linked TP-Link to Chinese state-backed cyber campaigns incorrectly
• Disputed statements reference Typhoon-named threat groups without vendor attribution

TP-Link has filed a lawsuit accusing fellow hardware giant Netgear of intentionally spreading misleading claims which portrayed the company as linked to Chinese state-backed cyber threats.